The Dumping Ground (series 1)
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Series One Title Card
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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CBBC CBBC HD BBC HD (2013) |
| Original release | 4 January – 15 March 2013 |
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The first series of the British children's television series The Dumping Ground began broadcasting on 12 January 2018 on CBBC and ended on 15 March 2013. The series follows the lives of the children living in the fictional children's care home of Elmtree House, nicknamed by them "The Dumping Ground". It consists of thirteen, thirty-minute episodes. It is the ninth series in The Story of Tracy Beaker franchise.
The first series of The Dumping Ground sees new characters Faith, Floss and Mo arriving at the Dumping Ground, with Gus (Noah Marullo) leaving the series midway through having been fostered by a lesbian couple. "The Dumping Ground" follows "Tracy Beaker Returns", with many of the later series' characters returning for the series, which sees the regulars struggling to cope with living at the Dumping Ground without a responsible adult around in the series opener, as well as Jody living at home for a short time, before Carmen & Tyler realise that she is bullied at home by her brother Kingsley and that her mother doesn't care about her and thus plot a rescue mission which results in Jody returning to the Dumping Ground. One of the younger residents, Harry, begins to get used to life without Sapphire and his toy giraffe Jeff who new resident Floss blackmailed Harry into letting her keep. Tee has a passive attitude towards things - for instance when Jody brought in presents for the children (later revealed to be Kingsley's gear, which he himself had stolen), she refused the present, stating she doesn't want it if stolen. She keeps the tablet behind, however, and keeps it to herself until she blurts it out later and apologises. She returns it however with help from Carmen where she finds that Kingsley had locked Jody in her room.
Screenterrier announced the casting of characters Mo, Floss and Faith in September 2012.
Without adult supervision, the residents of Elm Tree House seize the opportunity to be free and wreak havoc. With Mike enjoying a well-deserved holiday and Gina hospitalized following the recovery of an unexploded grenade, the young people become obstreperous, driving Gus to breaking point. Faith and Elektra act as if they are actual care workers.
When Shannay, the pregnant girlfriend of Lily's dad, Steve, moves into the flat, Lily feels jealous and thus commits rebellious acts. Shannay accidentally breaks the frame of Lily's picture, which is the last straw for Lily, so, with Mike's permission, she temporarily moves back into The Dumping Ground. However, after some reassuring advice from those closest to her, Lily eventually returns to the flat and meets her new half-sibling.
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